SOMNOLENT
(adj.) inclined to or marked by drowsiness
"slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes", "`slumbery' is archaic", "the sound had a somnolent effect"
synonyms : slumberous , slumbery , slumbrous
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Mnemonics for somnolent
(Tag: ) " somn " is a root which means sleep, so any word having this root is pertaining to sleep...
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(Tag: ) SOMNUS is a latin root for sleep...hence somnolent is sleepy...
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(Tag: ) focus on "nolen"the famous directors latest flick is inception which is full of sleep and dreams..
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(Tag: ) if an ENT doctor inserts a nol(=pipe in hindi) into ur ear he will be giving u sedatives nd u will be drowsy. so SOMNOLENT=SOM(root word for sleep)+NOL(PIPE) +ENT
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(Tag: ) it can be split into somn(body) +no(not) +lent(leaned).if u sleep without leaning ur back. then u r definitely in a half sleep
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